New Conceptual Foundations for Islamic Business Ethics: The Contributions of Abu-Hamid Al-Ghazali

Sidani, Yusuf and Al Ariss, Akram,(July 2015), New Conceptual Foundations for Islamic Business Ethics: The Contributions of Abu-Hamid Al-Ghazali. , Journal of Business Ethics, UNSPECIFIED

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Abstract

The dominant approach to understanding Islamic Business Ethics (IBE) has been based almost exclusively on either interpretations of the Qur'an and Sünna or influenced by Western understanding of Islam and ethics. However, there is a rich—largely ignored-tradition of ethical analysis conducted by Muslim philosophers which would broaden our under standing of Islamic ethics and hence IBE. We seek to correct this imbalance by examining works of Al-Ghazali, an early Muslim philosopher, scholar, and mystic. His approach to Sufism, combining an interpretation of revelation with reason, can contribute to new developments in business ethics (BE) scholarship and practice especially in Muslim communities. His thought portrays a vibrant work ethic that, while based in Sufism, has important practical implications for business. We argue that including such historically and contextually recognized perspectives in our understanding of BE, both in theory and in practice, would work well with an audience that looks to Islam as a source of justice and proper moral conduct.
Keywords : Islamic ethics • Islamic business ethics • Islam • Muslim philosophy • Al-Ghazali • Sufism, UNSPECIFIED
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Business Ethics
Volume: 129
Number: 4
Item Type: Article
Subjects: Ekonomi Islam
Depositing User: Heru Prastyo
Date Deposited: 27 Dec 2019 08:47
Last Modified: 27 Dec 2019 08:47
URI: https://repofeb.undip.ac.id/id/eprint/1094

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